Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -16,205 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka is -16,205 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 471.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka peaked at 8,444 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, -19,579 t, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,433 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,557 t | -36.0% |
| 1963 | 1,806 t | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 1,712 t | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 2,946 t | +72.0% |
| 1966 | 3,028 t | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 3,083 t | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3,774 t | +22.4% |
| 1969 | 300.38 t | -92.0% |
| 1970 | 1,038 t | +245.7% |
| 1971 | 1,533 t | +47.6% |
| 1972 | -127.81 t | -108.3% |
| 1973 | 3,618 t | -2930.4% |
| 1974 | -608.58 t | -116.8% |
| 1975 | -2,395 t | +293.5% |
| 1976 | 806.64 t | -133.7% |
| 1977 | 2,288 t | +183.6% |
| 1978 | 2,184 t | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 2,138 t | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 2,563 t | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 3,975 t | +55.1% |
| 1982 | 3,335 t | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 3,498 t | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 6,515 t | +86.2% |
| 1985 | 4,578 t | -29.7% |
| 1986 | 4,991 t | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 8,300 t | +66.3% |
| 1988 | 7,355 t | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 8,444 t | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 1,794 t | -78.8% |
| 1991 | 850.89 t | -52.6% |
| 1992 | 1,788 t | +110.2% |
| 1993 | 4,277 t | +139.2% |
| 1994 | 889.09 t | -79.2% |
| 1995 | 92.33 t | -89.6% |
| 1996 | 2,612 t | +2728.3% |
| 1997 | -432.92 t | -116.6% |
| 1998 | -2,802 t | +547.2% |
| 1999 | -1,847 t | -34.1% |
| 2000 | -4,097 t | +121.8% |
| 2001 | -2,421 t | -40.9% |
| 2002 | -1,352 t | -44.1% |
| 2003 | -1,545 t | +14.3% |
| 2004 | -795.01 t | -48.6% |
| 2005 | -966.64 t | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 1,486 t | -253.8% |
| 2007 | 4,313 t | +190.2% |
| 2008 | 5,797 t | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 2,182 t | -62.4% |
| 2010 | 592.95 t | -72.8% |
| 2011 | 5,397 t | +810.2% |
| 2012 | 4,208 t | -22.0% |
| 2013 | -2,837 t | -167.4% |
| 2014 | 8,282 t | -391.9% |
| 2015 | -2,064 t | -124.9% |
| 2016 | -10,520 t | +409.8% |
| 2017 | -6,401 t | -39.2% |
| 2018 | -712.93 t | -88.9% |
| 2019 | -4,283 t | +500.8% |
| 2020 | -1,975 t | -53.9% |
| 2021 | -19,579 t | +891.4% |
| 2022 | -13,546 t | -30.8% |
| 2023 | -16,205 t | +19.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -16,205 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,375 t. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -16,205 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 59.67 t. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +2930.4% | -127.81 t | 3,618 t |
| 1996 | +2728.3% | 92.33 t | 2,612 t |
| 2021 | -891.4% | -1,975 t | -19,579 t |
| 2011 | +810.2% | 592.95 t | 5,397 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,293 t | 300.38 t | 3,774 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,047 t | -2,395 t | 3,618 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,355 t | 2,563 t | 8,444 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 722.06 t | -2,802 t | 4,277 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 260.07 t | -4,097 t | 5,797 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -833.92 t | -10,520 t | 8,282 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -12,826 t | -19,579 t | -1,975 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 166 Burkina Faso -12,544 t compare
- 167 Paraguay -15,248 t compare
- 168 Russian Federation -15,797 t compare
- 170 Dominican Republic -17,508 t compare
- 171 Sudan -18,553 t compare
- 172 Guinea -19,998 t compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sri Lanka was -16,205 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8,444 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -19,579 t in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Sri Lanka ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 471.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).